Public sector

Keep public services running by fixing what attackers can reach

Citizen portals, remote access and older systems all sit on the internet side by side. Hadrian finds every internet-facing asset, confirms which exposures are exploitable and shows your team what to fix first.

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Where public sector is exposed

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2023

Exploited device management and edge systems

From at least April 2023, attackers exploited a zero-day in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile, a mobile device management system, and compromised a Norwegian government agency's network, according to a joint advisory from CISA and Norway's NCSC.

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Remote access without multi-factor authentication

In October 2023, Rhysida ransomware hit the British Library. The Library's own review says unauthorized access was first detected on a terminal server set up for third-party remote access, and that the lack of MFA on it likely helped the attackers get in.

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Stolen session cookies

In September 2024, a Russian state-supported actor the Dutch intelligence services call Laundry Bear stole work contact details of Dutch police employees. AIVD and MIVD say it most likely used a session cookie stolen by infostealer malware and bought on a criminal marketplace.

How Hadrian helps

Know every service you expose to the internet

Hadrian finds the domains, subdomains, certificates and IPs tied to your organization, including shadow assets set up outside central IT. Passive scans run every hour, and new or forgotten assets are picked up within hours.

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Act on exposures that are confirmed exploitable

Atlas tests each exposure the way an attacker would and only alerts your team when it confirms one is exploitable, with reproduction steps and remediation guidance. In Hadrian's 2026 benchmark, only 0.47% of scanner findings turned out to be exploitable.

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Test applications ahead of audits and launches

Nova runs agentic pentests on the applications and APIs you choose, when you need them. Most tests finish within 24 to 48 hours, results map to frameworks including ISO 27001 and NIS2, and you get a report you can share with auditors.

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Find exposed edge devices and remote access

Continuous discovery and event-driven testing pick up new internet-facing services, such as VPN gateways, remote access servers and management portals, and check them for exploitable exposures.

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Spot stolen credentials and cookies

Hadrian monitors the dark web for infostealer infections and compromised credentials tied to your domains, including session cookies, with guidance to contain the threat.

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Prioritize and track remediation

Each finding comes with severity, impact, evidence of the exploit and remediation steps. Assign owners, share details with suppliers and track response times in one place.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does NIS2 apply to public administration?
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NIS2 covers central government entities, and regional entities whose disruption could significantly affect critical societal or economic activities, as each country defines in national law. Countries can choose to include local government. Entities working in national security, public security, defence or law enforcement are excluded. Hadrian supports NIS2 risk management work; it does not certify compliance.

Where is Hadrian's platform hosted?
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Hadrian's terms state that the platform is currently hosted in Scaleway data centers in the Netherlands and France, with the European Union as the default location. If you have specific data residency or procurement requirements, talk to us before you start.

Do we need to install anything on our network?
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No. Hadrian runs from the cloud and tests from the outside in, with no agents or sensors to deploy. Atlas deploys in under five minutes.

Will testing disrupt public-facing services?
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Hadrian is built to test live systems. Its agents draw from a shared rate budget, so parallel testing can't overload an application, and destructive methods such as HTTP DELETE are left out of their toolkits. With Nova, you define exactly what gets tested.

Has Hadrian looked at software used by government agencies?
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Yes, as research. Hadrian's research team used its OpenHack methodology to review a dozen open-source applications used by government agencies. It surfaced hundreds of vulnerabilities in a matter of hours, including a critical flaw that exposed server credentials. OpenHack is available as open source under the MIT license.

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See your organization the way attackers do

Book a demo, or start with a free external scan to see what Hadrian finds on your internet-facing services.